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by Kaelen Bell<\/strong><\/p>\n Strange weather brings stranger vibrations as Send + Receive Festival descends on Winnipeg in its 20<\/span>th<\/span> incarnation, with a new host of artists, alchemists and alien dispatches. <\/span><\/p>\n The long-running multimedia festival\u2019s 2018 concert series features 12 artists, half of whom are Manitoban, and runs October 4-7.<\/span> The performances span a dizzying array of textures and possibilities, including unearthed family recordings, handmade synthesizers, field-recordings, and improvisational electronic, guitar, and percussive music. <\/span>In celebration of two decades of noise, the festival is also welcoming the long-awaited arrival of an experimental legend. <\/span><\/p>\n Festival Director crys cole has been a purveyor of experimental music since her youth, and she relies on her experience in the corporeal world of noise to curate a festival dedicated to opening the minds of those in attendance \u2013 and opening doors for those performing. <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cA big part of the festival is the community building aspect, the ability for local artists to network with older artists and create some inspiration and creative energy flow,\u201d she says. <\/span><\/p>\n cole, a sound artist in her own right, says that her work with the festival is meant to expose people to something they\u2019ve never seen before \u2013 and create something memorable, even if they don\u2019t necessarily enjoy it. <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s always a really rewarding experience, because I\u2019ve had people hate performances. They come up to me and say \u2018I did not like that\u2026. but I\u2019ll never forget it,\u2019\u201d she says, laughing. \u201cBut then they say, \u2018that other thing, earlier in the night, that was amazing.\u2019 It\u2019s about creating an experience for everyone involved.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n cole describes Send + Receive as a centralized forum for freaks, artists, and sonic explorers from around the globe.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI feel like the central location of Winnipeg is interesting because it\u2019s a part of Canada most people would never go. So that\u2019s kind of exciting, to bring these weirdos from Belgium and Japan to the middle of Canada,\u201d she says.<\/span><\/p>\n One such weirdo, and this year\u2019s main draw and guest of honour, is world-destroying Japanese noise icon Keiji Haino, who is playing Send + Receive for the first time. <\/span><\/p>\n A life-long fan of Haino, cole says she\u2019s thrilled to finally have him, and is excitedly anticipating the impact that his indescribable music will have on audiences. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve had the pleasure of seeing Keiji play many times over the years. I\u2019ve always felt, every time I see him perform, \u2018I think Winnipeggers would just have their heads blown off seeing this,\u201d she says. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Haino has been creating avant-garde music for four decades, working primarily with voice and guitar, though his work has encompassed dozens of styles, energies and influences without ever hitting a familiar note. He\u2019s a sonic chameleon, his works impossible to anticipate and difficult to forget. It\u2019s this state of constant evolution that draws cole to his work.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cTo me, that\u2019s what keeps his work really alive and really exciting, and sometimes completely perplexing. Sometimes I see him do something and I\u2019m like <\/span>\u2018what on earth?\u2019<\/span><\/i> He\u2019s really surprising and energetic and really, really singular,\u201d she says. <\/span><\/p>\n Haino is not the only first for Send + Receive this year, as the festival\u2019s first ever Brazilian performer, composer Manuel Lima, is joining a collection of boundary-pushing artists including composer and percussionist Sarah Hennies, and Manitoba\u2019s own Dee Barsy. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Keiji Haino will kick off the Send + Receive concert series, and rearrange some minds, on October 4 with a solo acoustic percussion performance at the Winnipeg Art Gallery. 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